The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) will hold a hearing on Tuesday, December 08, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in 2212 Rayburn House Office Building titled, “Prompt Global Strike: American and Foreign Development.” There will be a classified briefing at the conclusion of the hearing. Chairman Rogers said: “We have seen… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after learning more about the alleged shooters in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Recent news reports have stated the female shooting suspect, Tashfeen Malik, pledged allegiance to ISIS. According to press reports, Malik applied for a K-1 visa in Pakistan in 2014 and entered the U.S. through Saudi Arabia later the… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after the House passed Conference Report S. 1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Rogers opposed the legislation because it does not shrink the size and scope of the Federal government’s involvement in primary and secondary education. ESSA allows the Federal government to interfere with our local educators using… Read more »

Congressman Mike Rogers made the following statement today after sending a letter to House Leadership with 119 of his colleagues to include several pro-life initiatives in the end of the year spending bill. The letter states, “As the end of the year spending bill is crafted, we respectfully ask for the inclusion of policies that will protect unborn children from the violence of… Read more »

Each year before Christmas, I like to take the opportunity to highlight some of the great things the folks across East Alabama are doing for each other. Our state is filled with people who give back to their communities and towns by helping those who need it the most. The Tuskegee Fire Department collects Toys for Tots, Tuskegee municipal employees adopt families through DHR for Christmas… Read more »

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Congressman Mike Rogers made the following comments in honor of the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. “It has been 60 years since a woman named Rosa Parks sat in quiet protest on a Montgomery city bus instead of giving up her seat. Little did she know that her quiet… Read more »

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Congressman Mike Rogers sent a letter to Jeh Johnson, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last week after learning from media reports that a group of refugees from Syria crossed the U.S.-Mexican border into Texas and had turned themselves in to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeking asylum. Refugees who are arrested or turn themselves in to Customs officials may be… Read more »

The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, chaired by Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), and the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, December 01, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. in 2118 Rayburn House Office Building titled, “Russian Arms Control Cheating: Violation of the INF Treaty and the… Read more »